OT : Australian intervention in Solomon Islands

[deccan]

Originally posted by Q:
[QB]Deccan thank you for your information about a political situation I almost completely missed.
May I ask you two questions:

1.) Is this plannend Australian intervention somehow backed by the UN? If not do you know why this situation is ignored by the UN?
2.) Do the Solomons have any natural resources of relevance?
[QB]

1) No. I don't believe that the current problem is pressing enough to be worth the time of the UN Security Council. As crises go, this one is pretty small in the grand scheme of things.

2) Tropical timber, some gold deposits (not terribly rich), fish. That's about it.

[deccan]

Originally posted by Loser:

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Originally posted by deccan:
There are lots of rather fundamentalist Christians, but they aren't violent, just ... wonky.

"Wonky"?

What is this "wonky"?

You should tell us about "wonky".

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Well, they're really weird. For example, there's this clan that goes around calling themselves the lost tribe of Israel, or something, complete with silly justifications on how they ended up in this part of the world and are black.

There are also only two t.v. channels here. One is the BBC, the other is some evangelical Christian station using American programming.

I don't think that they're prone to terrorism because they seem to have an infinite capacity to absorb / assimilate other beliefs into their own, essentially making one big super-pantheon of gods etc., even though Christianity is supposed to be monotheistic.

[Loser]

Originally posted by deccan:
I don't think that they're prone to terrorism because they seem to have an infinite capacity to absorb / assimilate other beliefs into their own, essentially making one big super-pantheon of gods etc., even though Christianity is supposed to be monotheistic.

Originally posted by Paul
When in Rome, do as the Romans.

This seems to have served them very well in the past, I have no doubt that it will continue to do so for wome time to come.

[ July 14, 2003, 12:30: Message edited by: Loser ]

[deccan]

The S.I. Parliament unanimously passed a "policy statement" stating their support in principle to the intervention, but the actual 'enabling" bill has yet to be passed.

The S.I. Prime Minister has also requested that the Australians only investigate and prosecute crimes that occur after the intervention and not before. He was widely booed. Looks like someone's trying to cover their behinds.

[Wardad]

Originally posted by deccan:
...I don't think that they're prone to terrorism because they seem to have an infinite capacity to absorb / assimilate other beliefs into their own, essentially making one big super-pantheon of gods etc., even though Christianity is supposed to be monotheistic.

BURN THE WITCHES!!!!

[Cheeze]

Originally posted by deccan:
For example, there's this clan that goes around calling themselves the lost tribe of Israel, or something, complete with silly justifications on how they ended up in this part of the world and are black.

Deccan, the Wamponi?? (really obscure movie reference)

Do they also have a great love for orange soda and a terrible sense of direction?

[deccan]

Originally posted by Cheeze:
Deccan, the Wamponi?? (really obscure movie reference)

Do they also have a great love for orange soda and a terrible sense of direction?

Remember what I said about them not being prone to terrorism? I have a feeling they might make an exception to you if you tell that to them in their face.